By Junell                                              H.R. No. 834
       74R11416 WMS-D
                                  R E S O L U T I O N
    1-1        WHEREAS, On May 13, 1995, Thelma Faye Penn Reynolds will be
    1-2  joined by friends and relatives to celebrate her 77th birthday, and
    1-3  that event is indeed a joyous occasion worthy of special
    1-4  celebration; and
    1-5        WHEREAS, A native Texan, she was born May 13, 1918, near
    1-6  Milburn to Lottie and Ed Penn; she became the bride of her high
    1-7  school sweetheart, William Ray Reynolds, on March 27, 1943, and the
    1-8  couple shared four decades of matrimonial happiness until
    1-9  Mr. Reynolds' passing in 1983; and
   1-10        WHEREAS, The Reynolds were blessed with two children, Joyce
   1-11  Reynolds Frost and Earl Ray Reynolds, and in recent years,
   1-12  Mrs. Reynolds' close-knit family has grown as her children have
   1-13  married and had families of their own, and today she enjoys the
   1-14  company of four grandchildren, who have benefited from their
   1-15  grandmother's constant love and affection; and
   1-16        WHEREAS, Mrs. Reynolds is a licensed beautician who enhanced
   1-17  the appearance of many regular customers in Ranger before moving
   1-18  her services to Brownwood, where she has given many people the
   1-19  benefit of her discerning eye and ready smile; and
   1-20        WHEREAS, Mrs. Reynolds is a woman of deep and abiding
   1-21  religious conviction as well, and shares her faith as an active
   1-22  member of the Early Church of Christ; and
   1-23        WHEREAS, The birthday of Thelma Reynolds provides a fitting
   1-24  opportunity for her family and friends to share with this lovely
    2-1  lady a small bit of the joy and happiness she has imparted to all
    2-2  who have experienced her love and friendship throughout the years;
    2-3  now, therefore, be it
    2-4        RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 74th Texas
    2-5  Legislature hereby extend warmest congratulations to Thelma Faye
    2-6  Penn Reynolds on the occasion of her 77th birthday and sincere best
    2-7  wishes for continued happiness in the future; and, be it further
    2-8        RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
    2-9  prepared for Mrs. Reynolds as an expression of high regard by the
   2-10  Texas House of Representatives.